Poultry Behind Bill To Limit Attorney General&#39;s Authority

by
5m Editor

28 February 2005, at 12:00am

OKLAHOMA CITY - You won&#39;t find chicken tracks inside the state Capitol, but chickens _ and the litter they produce _ are at the heart of an attempt by some state lawmakers to restrict Attorney General Drew Edmondson&#39;s ability to file lawsuits on the state&#39;s behalf.
If successful, Edmondson Oklahoma&#39;s top legal officer would be the only attorney general in the nation without independent authority to file lawsuits, a policy the administrator of a national attorneys general group said would erode his authority and set a bad precedent.
``In terms of the office of attorney general and his role in state government, that is really a step backwards,&#39;&#39; said Lynne Ross, executive director of the National Association of Attorneys General.
<i>Source: KOTV</i>